Viewpoint: When purchasing cow meat at a local supermarket, chances are the cow was fed corn. The cows are fed corn instead of grass because it puts more money into the meat industry and cheaper meat on shelves of supermarkets. Cows stomachs are not meant to consume corn, it's not healthy for the cow or for the meat or even the milk the cow produces. The reason why this is a threat to the meat we purchase is because an unhealthy cow means unhealthy meat. This unhealthy meat promotes the growth of E. Coli. E. Coli is bacteria commonly found in lower intestine of warm blooded animals and can cause for food poisoning and is responsible for product recalls. I believe the food industry should stop being so greedy over money and worry more about the quality of the meat they produce for customers.
Evidence: http://www.healthytheory.com/corn-fed-vs-grass-fed-beef
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/05/010511074623.htm
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I don't have any beef with your post. Everything you said here was just too legit to quit! Cows are just simply not able to digest corn. You can't force something that isn't naturally there. It's like telling a dog to meow. It just won't happen. It's not in their nature. So why do these companies feel like it's okay for them to play God and feed them corn? Do they think that they're just going to evolve into being animals that can consume corn? If that's the idea that they're running with, wouldn't that take years upon years upon -- you get the point. The corn just enables E. Coli and that's something that is known, but no one does anything about it. Grass-fed cows typically show little to no signs of E. Coli in their systems. It's all about the money as usual. They do it because corn is cheap to produce, but grass all around and would cost them nothing to feed the cows. Aren't they spending more money on corn?
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I agree with your viewpoint, cows being fed corn is bad for us and themselves. Cows being fed corn is bad because it alters the genes and creates E-Coli then the meat being produced is being sold to public. I think the farmers who do this don't care about the cows and just want the money.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/safe/know.html IN this website, it explains the difference between regular meat and different kinds of meat. I think the food industry should take better care of their cows so nothing negative occurs.
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